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Reed Elsevier Ventures Overview Tony Askew General Partner Reed Elsevier Ventures BVCA Summit 17 October 2013
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3 Reed Elsevier is one of the world’s leading provider of professional information solutions ~$26bn market cap $9.3bn annual revenues $6bn digital revenues
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4 Reed Elsevier Ventures (REV) was founded in 2000 and has a dual focus: make money and be strategic
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5 We have an LP/GP structure and have raised a total of $250m from Reed Elsevier over a number of funds REV is structured as a VC Investment Partnership –Clear alignment of incentives with other investors and management typical fund structure, 10 years duration for each fund management fee carried interest remuneration –Invests $1m to $10m for large minority stake typically 10-30% equity ownership Series A/B, some later stage Lead and syndicate investor –Fast, transparent decision making REV people are from the world of VC –VC skillset: diligence, investment discipline and mindset –Distinctive experience and network –Active investor, board seats and governance
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We run a typical venture capital process with a focus on rigour and fast paced & clear decision making 6 Rigorous diligence, VC financial returns hurdle Streamlined investment approval process (Investment Committee of CFO, CSO & REV Partners) No BU champion/blackball Sector focus and pro-active targeting of companies Active post investment via board seats to exit Active portfolio management Aligned long term focus with management and other investors
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7 We invest in high growth technology, information & media companies across the US, Europe and Israel Acq. By informatica Acq. By Akamai Acq. By IBM Acq. By Business Obj. Large scale data, analytics & enabling technologies Healthcare information & software Internet, information, new media & mobile Acq. By D&B Acq. By IHS TASE: BBYL Acq. By RH Donnelly Acq. By Optum Health. Acq. By Galapagos NV Acq. By FAST Acq. By Vignette Acq. By IBM
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Please feel free to contact us to learn more 8 Tony Askew General Partner tony.askew@reedelsevier.com Kevin Brown General Partner kevin.brown@reedelsevier.com
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